Regional Overview

Fengcheng City is located in the eastern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, close to the north coast of the Yellow Sea, with east longitude 123°32′-124°32′ and north latitude 40°02′-41°06′. It borders Benxi Manchu Autonomous County to the north, Zhen'an District and Donggang City of Dandong City to the south, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County to the east, and Liaoyang County and Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County to the west. It is 60 kilometers away from Dandong City in the south and 217 kilometers away from Shenyang in the north. It is a county-level city under its jurisdiction. The city has a total area of ??5,513 square kilometers and a total registered population of nearly 580,000 (2004). There are 24 ethnic groups in the city, including Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Hui and Korean, with the Manchu population accounting for 75.1%. The city has jurisdiction over 3 economic management zones, 17 towns, 1 Mongolian town, and 201 administrative villages. In recent years, Fengcheng City has been identified as a national commercial cattle production base, cashmere goat production base, chestnut production base, a national grain self-sufficiency project construction city, and a national opening county (city).

[Edit this paragraph] Natural resources

The natural landscape of Fengcheng is "eight mountains, half water, one farm, and half roads and manors." The total area of ??cultivated land in the city is 930,000 acres, with per capita cultivated land of 1.6 acres; forest land is 6.04 million acres, accounting for 72.7% of the total land area, ranking second at the county (city) level in the province, and the forest coverage rate is 71.2%. There are more than 270 large and small rivers such as Love River, Dayang River and Cao River in the territory. The total amount of water resources is 3.364 billion cubic meters per year, with per capita occupancy of 5,831 cubic meters, accounting for 5.5% of Liaoning Province’s surface water resources. The total amount of available water is 2.090 billion cubic meters, including 1.916 billion cubic meters of surface water and 174 million cubic meters of groundwater. The water quality is pure calcium carbonate and high-quality drinking water, which is ideal water for brewing and light industry. Groundwater heat has been discovered in 5 places. Among them, Dongyu Hot Spring has a maximum water temperature of 78 degrees. The water contains 28 kinds of elements and has remarkable curative effects on various diseases such as arthritis and skin diseases. Fengcheng has many mountains and dense forests, and abundant wild resources, including 998 species of higher plants in 404 genera and 81 families (including 52 species of wild fruits in 13 families, 20 genera), 28 species of mammals in 14 families, and 162 species of birds in 39 families. There are 620 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials such as ginseng, asarum, gastrodia elata, and gentian; dozens of edible fungi such as fungus and hazel mushroom; dozens of wild vegetables such as bracken, celery, and thorn sprouts; and dried and fresh fruits such as chestnuts and walnuts. There are rare animals and plants such as goddess magnolia and giant salamander. It is rich in mineral resources. 59 kinds of metal and non-metallic mineral deposits such as coal, iron, gold, copper and boron have been discovered. One of them, placer gold and vein gold, has large reserves and is widely distributed. It has been mined for more than 200 years. In 1989 It is listed as one of the key gold production areas in the country; its boron ore reserves account for 63% of the country's total solid boron ore reserves, Liujiahe Wengquangou boron ore reserves rank first in the country; andalusite reserves rank first in Asia and third in the world . Marble products such as "Dandong Green" and "Phoenix Green" are hailed as the "Crown of Marbles" by Southeast Asian countries ("Dandong Green" marble is used for part of the decoration of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall). There are more than ten varieties of granite slabs, which have entered the international market.

[Edit this paragraph] Tourism resources

Fengcheng has a long history, many scenic spots and historic sites, and rich tourism resources. Fenghuang Mountain, a national scenic spot, has "the majesty of Mount Tai, the precipitousness of Mount Hua, the tranquility of Mount Lu, the wonders of Mount Huang, and the beauty of Emei". In addition to Fenghuang Mountain, Fengcheng City also has tourist resources such as Yulong Lake, Pushi River Primeval Forest, Dali Shuhuaguo Mountain, Saima Cave Group, Aihe Pigeon Cave, Dongtang Hot Spring, ancient ruins, and ancient castles.

[Edit this paragraph] Traffic conditions

Fengcheng City has developed and convenient transportation. There are Shen-Dan Railway, Fengshang Railway, Shen-Dan Highway and Shen-Dan Expressway running through the territory. The total length of the railway is 195 kilometers, with 23 large and small parking stations; 11 main highways, with a total length of 1,258 kilometers, form a network to connect with various towns and districts. Fengcheng is 78 kilometers away from Dandong Airport, 63 kilometers away from Dandong Port, 70 kilometers away from Langtou Port, and 90 kilometers away from Dadong Port

[Edit this paragraph] Fengcheng History

Changbai Mountain stretches to On the north bank of the Yellow Sea, there is a sudden mountain, Phoenix Mountain. There is a city at the foot of the mountain called Fengcheng. Fengcheng has a long history. Human life began as early as 20,000 years ago (a cave with traces of human life was found in today's Tongyuanbao Town). The unearthed cultural relics clearly record and witness this history. The ancient city ruins and cultural relics have been verified It is rare in Northeast China. In 128 BC (the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), Wuci County was established and was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong County.

Wuci City is located at the ancient city site of Beishan Village Group, Dabao Village, Dabao Mongolian Town (some say it is located at the ancient city site of Liujiabaozi, Limin Village, Fengshan Management Area). In AD 9 (the first year of the founding of Wang Mang), Wang Mang changed Wuci County to Huanci County. In 404 AD (the third year of Yuanxing reign of Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Goguryeo, an ancient ethnic minority in Northeast China, separatized Liaodong and established Wucheng (also known as Jucheng) state. Wucheng was built on Fenghuang Mountain, that is, Fenghuang Mountain Mountain City. In the Liao Dynasty, Longyuan Prefecture and Longyuan County were established. The prefecture and county were located in Longyuan City (site of the ancient city of Fengcheng). Longyuan Prefecture governs the three prefectures of Yanzhou, Muzhou, and Hezhou, as well as Longyuan County and Huinong County. In 1011, Emperor Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty inspected Longyuan City. He abolished Longyuan Prefecture and Longyuan County, and established Kaizhou and Kaiyuan Counties as "the key point of the city". . In 1014, Liao Shengzong moved more than 1,000 households from Shuangzhou and Hanzhou to Kaizhou, abolished Kaizhou, and established Kaifeng Prefecture, which administered Kaiyuan County. In 1018, Kaifeng Prefecture was renamed Kaizhou. The Ming Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the Dingliao Duwei (stationed in Liaoyang). Later, the Ming Dynasty moved the Dingliao Right Guards from Liaoyang to Phoenix Fort. In 1644 (the first year of Shunzhi, the founder of the Qing Dynasty), the Fenghuang City Shouguan (a third-level official, a military and political institution, equivalent to a city-level organization) was established, with an area of ??29,000 square kilometers and a population of 100,000. In 1687 (the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty), the Fenghuang City Guards was established, with jurisdiction over eight flag offices: yellow, white, red and blue, under the jurisdiction of General Fengtian. In 1876 (the 2nd year of Guangxu reign of Emperor Dezong of the Qing Dynasty), the Fenghuang Zhili Department was established, which administered Xiuyan Prefecture, Andong County, and Kuandian County. In 1877 (the third year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu), the Fengtian East Border Military Preparation Road (referred to as the East Road) was established in Fenghuang City, with jurisdiction over Fenghuang Zhili Hall, Xingjing Hall, Xiuyan Prefecture, Andong County, Kuandian County, Tonghua County, Huanren County has 2 departments, 1 prefecture and 4 counties. In 1914 (the 3rd year of the Republic of China), the name of the county was unified across the country. Because it had the same name as Fenghuang County in Hunan Province, the government of the Republic of China approved the change to Fengcheng County. In 1985, with the approval of the State Council, Fengcheng County was abolished and Fengcheng Manchu Autonomous County was established. In 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Fengcheng Manchu Autonomous County was abolished and Fengcheng City was established.